NAGPASALAMAT si Turkey Ambassador to the Philippines Niyazi Evren Akyol sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas at sa mga Pilipino sa pagtulong sa mga nasalanta ng magnitude 7.8 lindol sa Turkey.

Ipinarating ng Turkey envoy ang pasasalamat nito sa isinagawa seremonya sa tanggapan ni Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez para sa turnover ng $100,000 donasyon para sa mga biktima ng lindol.

Ang pondo ay nanggaling sa Speaker’s Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative, isang fund raising drive para tulungan ang mga biktima ng kalamidad.

“You know in an event like this, it’s very good to know you have your friends on your side,” sabi ni Ambassador Akyol.

Sinabi ni Akyol na nasa 99 bansa na ang nag-alok ng tulong sa Turkey.

“And we have on the ground almost 10,400 rescue workers and of course the Philippines is one of the major contributor. On that note I would like to express my government and my personal heartfelt gratitude to President Marcos, Jr. for his leadership, for his swift instruction for Philippine authorities to get into action,” ani Ambassador Akyol.

Bukod sa 82-man team na ipinadala ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas para tumulong sa search and rescue operation, naroon na rin umano ang Philippine Red Cross.

“The very fact that you thought about this is enough for us. And your generosity is most heart-warming and touching in this hour of need. The fact that you thought about this, that you made an organization to make this happen is much, much appreciated, Speaker. Thank you,” dagdag pa ni Ambassador Akyol.

Sinabi naman ni Speaker Romualdez na patuloy na susuporta ang Pilipinas sa emergency at relief operations sa Turkey.

“The Filipino people has benefitted so much from the compassion of Turkish volunteers,” sabi ni Speaker Romualdez na ang tinutukoy ay ang pagtulong ng Turkey sa Leyte at Eastern Samar ng manalasa ang bagyong Yolanda noong Nobyembre 2013.

“We will be here with you as Turkey was always with us in Haiyan—Yolanda— and all the other disasters,” dagdag pa ni Speaker Romualdez.

Dumalo sa turnover ceremony sina Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” M. Dalipe, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, Ambassador’s wife Inddri Puspitarasi, Pangasinan Rep. Ma. Rachael Arenas, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, at Zamboanga Del Norte Rep. Glona Labadlabad.